Sheri Van Horsen

Legislative preview, House districts 6-10

LD6
Currently held by two Republicans, Doug Clark, who is moving on and Sam Crump, who is seeking another term. Crump is popular in the district and should easily be the top vote getter in LD6. History shows in this district if you have a R after your name you should be a shoe-in for the seat which is good news for Carl Seel, who defeated Tony Bouie in a heated primary battle.

As the great Jimi Hendrix once sang:

"If six turned out to be nine/I don't mind"

In this case it's 7, as in LD7, where a Democrat is gearing up to take on Republicans Nancy Barto and Ray Barnes. That is the race to which House Minority Leader Phil Lopes (D-Tucson) was referring when he told PolitickerAZ that a "very qualified candidate" was considering a run in the Phoenix district.

However, don't count out LD9 for the Dems just yet. It appears there may still be a late entry into that race as well.